Tim Marchman Joins Press Row

By: Jordan BreenJan 30, 2013

Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member
of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com
blog. This week, Breen is joined by Deadspin fight columnist and The Classical.org co-founder
Tim Marchman.

With several notable lightweight-to-featherweight storylines
present at the
UFC on Fox 6 and the Jose
Aldo-Frankie
Edgar headliner on deck for UFC
156, Breen and Marchman analyze the curious relationship
between the two divisions. The pair discuss the continuing exodus
from 155 to 145 pounds, what the current contendership status of
those former lightweights tell us about the divisions, whether or
not elite featherweights could stack up with the best at 155 and
what Aldo-Edgar means for both divisions.

The two also contemplate whether the seemingly unique, kissing
cousins-type relationship between the divisions could improve the
potential for unique fights between fighters from other weight
classes, the overwhelming importance of stylistic matchups in these
categories and the emergence of a new kind of main eventer for the
UFC product.